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Most New Yorkers support Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to allow the use of medical marijuana in a pilot program in up to 20 hospitals, according to a poll released on Monday. Nearly half (49 percent) of the New York voters polled thought he should skip the pilot step entirely and legalize its medical use statewide, as has already happened in about 20 other states, the Siena College Poll said. A ... View the full article

President Barack Obama said that he would not... View the full article

New products containing so-called “ancient grains”, such as quinoa, chia, buckwheat, hemp and amaranth, are continuing to return to consumers’ diets, have been rising strongly in recent years, according to findings from market research organisation Innova Market Insights. View the full article

A one-year moratorium has been placed on advertising Colorado as a destination for 'pot tourism', as the state assesses the repercussions of its recent decision to legalise cannabis use. Rich Grant of Visit Denver told Sky News: "This is an unknown territory. According to the Medical Marijuana industry group, more than half of the $1 million daily sales in the state's dispensaries are to non ... View the full article

The Supreme Court decided 40 years ago that police don't need a search warrant to look through anything a person is carrying when arrested. But that was long before smartphones gave people the ability ... View the full article

The RCMP on Prince Edward Island seized what they're calling a large quantity of marijuana in Bonshaw Friday night. View the full article

WITH the cost of enforcing the war on drugs and the economic benefits of legalisation, it's time we rethink our approach. View the full article

Police have charged a 63-year-old woman after allegedly finding $48,000 worth of cannabis and a hydroponic kit in her southwestern Sydney home. View the full article

Cities and counties can block licensed marijuana businesses from operating within their borders, Washington state's top lawyer said Thursday in a much-anticipated legal opinion that complicates the state's ... View the full article

A UNIVERSITY of NSW study has found the use of a cannabis-based medication helps alleviate withdrawal symptoms in cannabis dependant patients. View the full article Cannabinoid helps drug withdrawals: studyJanuary 16, 2014 8:29AMhttp://resources1.news.com.au/images/2014/01/16/1226802/920649-cannabinoid-helps-drug-withdrawals-study.jpgA study has found a cannabis-based medication helps alleviate withdrawal symptoms for cannabis. Source: AAP IF you can fight fire with fire can you fight cannabis with cannabis? According to a world-first study out of the University of NSW, it's possible. Research led by the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NC…

A Vancouver business that connects people seeking medical marijuana with doctors willing to prescribe it is expanding in the wake of new rules that could make it easier to access the drug. View the full article

Three decades ago, a team of Norwegian... View the full article

By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Supporters of a medical marijuana constitutional amendment in Florida say they have collected enough voter signatures to put their proposal on the November ballot, joining a growing list of states revisiting drug laws. If the petition is approved by 60 percent of voters in November, Florida would become the first southern U.S. state to approve marijuana ... View the full article

Unfortunately, William Bradley doesn’t get any brownie points for giving the police one of their easier busts. View the full article